On Tuesday, Oakley Police Chief Paul Beard will give an annual update of the Oakley Police Department including crime data to the city council.
The data comes as California currently ranks 17th in national violent crime rates, with a 6.1% increase from 2021 to 2022. California had a slight decrease in homicides, but a significant 10.2% rise in robberies. California also ranks third among states with the highest vehicle theft rates—14 out of every 1,000 registered vehicles are reported stolen.
In Oakley, however, they saw a 32% increase in stolen vehicles jumping from 111 in 2022 to 147 in 2023.
Oakley also saw an increase of homicides which jumped from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023.
- Dec 20 – Oakley Police Say 1 Dead in Shooting in Vintage Parkway
- Oct 21– Oakley: Murder and Firearm Assault Charges Filed Against Sean Karp
Also in 2023, officers were cleared in two officer involved shootings:
- DA Report Says Oakley Use of Force Justified in Shooting Death of Frank Correa
- DA Releases Report on Use of Force in Discovery Bay Incident
Oakley Police is allocated for 41 sworn positions, stand at 40 sworn positions—however, in 2022, the city only had 25 people operational working out of 37 positions.
Total Calls for Services – 20,048
- Priority 1 – 2,053 calls (emergency)
- Priority 2 – 2,838 calls (urgent)
- Priority 3 – 15,157 calls (non-urgent)
Calls for Service
- 2023 – 20,048
- 2022 – 25,003
- 2021 – 27,036
| 2022 | 2023 | Change % | |
| Murder | 1 | 2 | +100% |
| Rape | 4 | 4 | |
| Domestic Violence | 58 | 94 | 62% |
| Assault w/Deadly Weapon | 24 | 24 | |
| Robbery | 10 | 23 | 130% |
| Petty theft | 153 | 159 | 4% |
| Commercial Burglary | 26 | 32 | 24% |
| Residential Burglary | 24 | 27 | 12% |
| Auto Burglary | 48 | 48 | 0% |
| Vehicle Theft | 111 | 147 | 32% |
| TC Prop | 129 | 145 | 13% |
| TC Injury | 50 | 42 | -16% |
| TC Fatal | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| DUI | 67 | 57 | -15% |
| Total of Key Stats | 707 | 807 | +14% |
School Resource Officer
29 total reports were taken with 24 of those reports being for battery investigations. Meanwhile, 16 mental health holds.
Special Services Team
- 21 Search Warrants
- 7 Probation/Parole searches
- 16 Task Force involvements
- 34 Arrests
- 48 Homeless interactions
- 89 Proactive stops
- 13 Business contacts
- 21 Intra-Department assists
- 11 Community events
- Mental Health Commitments dropped from 224 in 2022 to 188 in 2023 (-16%)
Traffic Unit
Only one officer between January 1 through June 30
- 73 citations written
Unit became fully staffed with three officers in July
- 487 citations written between July through December
Oakley City Council Meeting
February 27, 2024
6;30 pm
3231 Main Street, Oakley CA
Full Agenda – click here
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The “murder rate” increase is statistically meaningless due to the small number. However, the jumps in robbery and vehicle theft are troubling. Unfortunately, no city is an island – but Oakley is blessed with a responsive and effective PD.
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